It’s going to take more capital investment to fulfill growing interest in alternative proteins, according to the Good Food Institute. 

In addition to thought-provoking presentations, the 1 ½-day conference will feature two panels highlighting the state of the industry and pet food of the future.

Bond Pet Foods’ CEO Rich Kelleman provided insights on how his company is developing sustainable, alternative proteins for the pet food industry during the 2025 Pet Food Conference.

Five hundred pet food industry professionals gathered to learn about brewed proteins, new regulatory policies and much more.

Sustainability demands and supply chain challenges push formulators toward new and creative pet nutrition ingredients. 

The event will cover marketing trends, innovative proteins, student research and more in the pet food and treat industry.

With supply under constraints, processors are relying on alternative sources, from novel proteins to fermented ingredients. 

The two companies will develop sustainable proteins for dog and cat foods using precision fermentation.

This biotechnology expert became an entrepreneur to help accelerate the development of fermented protein ingredients for the pet food industry.

The two companies will begin formulating test diets for regulatory and market evaluation.